Each year, we work with our government affairs team at VanceMitchem Public Affairs to track legislation moving through the Indiana General Assembly that could affect brewery members of the Guild. We encourage you to review proposed legislation as well and either reach out to us with feedback and/or to contact your local Senator or State Representative to share your thoughts on how specific legislation would affect your business – either positively or negatively. If you have questions about the Guild’s position on any of the following, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Information last updated on this page: January 16, 2024
The information here will be updated at the beginning of each week with statuses and reports on each bill from the previous week.
HB1025 MIXED BEVERAGES (MANNING E) Adds a definition of “mixed beverage”. Allows the holder of a wine wholesaler’s permit to take certain actions concerning mixed beverages and flavored malt beverages.
Current Status: 1/16/2024 – House Bills on Third Reading
Recent Status: 1/11/2024 – Second reading ordered engrossed
1/11/2024 – House Bills on Second Reading
HB1086 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES (TESHKA J) Allows a bar or restaurant (retailer) to prepare, sell, and deliver alcoholic beverages for carryout or delivery in sealed, nonoriginal containers. Allows a retailer to reduce the price of alcoholic beverages during a part of the day. Prohibits a retailer from doing the following: (1) Allowing a game on the licensed premises that: (A) is determined by the quantity of alcoholic beverages consumed by a patron; and (B) awards alcoholic beverage prizes. (2) Selling or serving an unlimited or indefinite amount of alcoholic beverages for a fixed price. After June 30, 2024, requires liquor liability insurance or an endorsement with coverage of at least $500,000 to obtain or renew a retailer’s permit. Requires compliance with the insurance coverage requirement not later than January 1, 2025, for a retailer’s permit issued before July 1, 2024.
Current Status: 1/8/2024 – Referred to House Public Policy
Recent Status: 1/8/2024 – First Reading
1/8/2024 – Coauthored by Representatives Manning and Criswell
HB1116 HAMMOND FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX (JACKSON C) Authorizes the city of Hammond to impose a food and
beverage tax.
Current Status: 1/8/2024 – Referred to House Ways and Means
Recent Status: 1/8/2024 – First Reading
1/8/2024 – Coauthored by Representatives Harris and Soliday
HB1197 ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO COMMISSION (MANNING E) Allows the alcohol and tobacco commission commission) to rovide notices electronically. Allows the commission to issue 10 new three-way permits to the city of Noblesville, allowing the issuance of: (1) three new three-way permits in 2024; (2) three new three-way permits in 2025; and (3) four new three-way permits in 2026; with any permits not issued in a year allowed to be issued in a subsequent year. Repeals provisions related to beer gardens and patio alcohol service for certain premises. Replaces references to the federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and explosives with the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau or its successor agency.
Current Status: 1/9/2024 – Referred to House Public Policy
Recent Status: 1/9/2024 – First Reading
1/9/2024 – Authored By Ethan Manning
HB1345 TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (BAIRD B) Provides that a person may circulate a petition to create a tourism improvement district (district) within the territory of a county, city, or town. Specifies the contents of the tourism improvement district plan that must be filed with a petition to establish a district. Excludes property that receives a homestead standard deduction from inclusion within a district. Provides that owners of real property or businesses located within a district may be charged a special assessment to fund improvements and other district activities. Provides that, after a hearing on a petition to establish a district, a county, city, or town legislative body may adopt the ordinance establishing the district only if it determines that the petition has been signed by at least 50% of the owners of real property or businesses within the district who will pay the special assessment. Specifies the contents of the ordinance establishing a district and the length of time for which a district may exist. Allows a district to issue bonds.
Requires the county, city, or town legislative body to contract with a nonprofit district management association to administer and implement the district’s activities and improvements.
Current Status: 1/10/2024 – Referred to House Ways and Means
Recent Status: 1/10/2024 – First Reading
1/10/2024 – Coauthored by Representative Karickhoff
HB1405 RESTAURANT CARRYOUT SALES (GIAQUINTA P) Exempts a specialty or gourmet market issued a beer and wine retailer’s permit in September 2019 from the gross retail income requirements to sell alcoholic beverages for carryout.
Current Status: 1/11/2024 – Referred to House Public Policy
Recent Status: 1/11/2024 – First Reading
1/11/2024 – Coauthored by Representatives Lehman and Miller K
SB20 MUNICIPAL RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PERMITS (HOLDMAN T) Specifies that the alcohol and tobacco commission may issue restaurant permits for a municipal riverfront development district established by a town.
Current Status: 1/16/2024 – Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing); Time &
Location: 9:30 AM, Rm. 431
Recent Status: 1/8/2024 – Referred to Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy
1/8/2024 – First Reading
SB58 RESTAURANT CARRYOUT SALES (HOLDMAN T) Exempts a specialty or gourmet market issued a restaurant permit from the gross retail income requirements to sell alcoholic beverages for carryout.
Current Status: 1/17/2024 – Senate Public Policy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing); Time & Location:
1:00 PM, Rm. 431
Recent Status: 1/9/2024 – added as second author Senator Messmer
1/8/2024 – Referred to Senate Public Policy
SB93 MIXED BEVERAGES (WALKER K) Adds a definition of “mixed beverage”. Allows the holder of a wine wholesaler’s permit to take certain actions concerning mixed beverages and flavored malt beverages. Provides that a wine wholesaler may possess, transport, sell, and deliver mixed beverages to a person who holds a particular permit. Repeals a provision concerning a wine wholesaler that also holds a liquor permit.
Current Status: 1/11/2024 – added as coauthor Senator Dernulc
Recent Status: 1/10/2024 – added as coauthor Senator Becker
1/10/2024 – added as coauthor Senator Messmer
SB146 YOUTH EMPLOYMENT (ROGERS L) Allows a person who is at least 18 years of age to ring up a sale of alcoholic beverages in the course of the person’s employment. Allows a waiter, waitress, or server who is at least 18 years of age to serve alcoholic beverages in a dining room of a restaurant or hotel under certain conditions. Provides an exemption from the employment of minors law for a legal entity in which a parent of the employed minor or a person standing in place of the parent has an ownership interest. (Under current law, the exemption applies to a legal entity whose ownership is limited to the parent or a person standing in place of the parent.) Changes certain hour and time restrictions for the employment of a minor who is 14 or 15 years of age. Allows, under certain conditions, the department of labor to grant a waiver from the restrictions on hazardous occupations for an apprentice or a studentlearner who is 16 or 17 years of age. Requires an employer to update certain information regarding the employment of minors. Provides immunity from civil liability to an employer that employs a student in a work-based learning course.
Current Status: 1/8/2024 – Referred to Senate Commerce and Technology
Recent Status: 1/8/2024 – First Reading
1/8/2024 – Authored By Linda Rogers
SB204 DIRECT BEER SELLER’S PERMITS (ALTING R) Establishes a direct beer seller’s permit that allows a brewer to sell and ship beer directly to a consumer.
Current Status: 1/9/2024 – Referred to Senate Public Policy
Recent Status: 1/9/2024 – First Reading
1/9/2024 – Authored By Ron Alting
SB205 COLLABORATIVE BREWING (ALTING R) Allows a small brewery to manufacture beer for another small brewery if certain requirements are met.
Current Status: 1/17/2024 – Senate Public Policy, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing); Time & Location:
1:00 PM, Rm. 431
Recent Status: 1/9/2024 – Referred to Senate Public Policy
1/9/2024 – First Reading
SB228 VARIOUS TAX MATTERS (HOLDMAN T) Amends the economic threshold for sales tax nexus to remove the number of sales transactions in the state as one of the two current triggers that require retail merchants to collect and remit sales tax. Allows a retail merchant that receives 75% or more of its receipts from the sale of prepared food to elect to claim a sales tax exemption on transactions involving electricity equal to 50% of the tax imposed on the transactions. Makes certain changes to statutes of limitations provisions. Requires sheriffs to transfer funds collected through executions of tax warrants twice a month electronically through the department of state revenue (department) payment portal. Specifies that the service of process fee for postjudgment service can only be assessed one time per case. Authorizes the department to disclose a taxpayer’s name and other personal identification information with a tax preparer or tax preparation software provider in cases where the department suspects that a fraudulent return has been filed on behalf of a taxpayer and that the system of a taxpayer’s previous year tax preparer or tax preparation software provider has been breached. Specifies the pass through entity tax liability for pass through entities in certain circumstances. Repeals an outdated provision that requires an owner of a truck stop to obtain a license from the department. Reorganizes certain retail merchant certificate provisions. Makes clarifying and technical changes.
Current Status: 1/10/2024 – Referred to Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy
Recent Status: 1/10/2024 – First Reading
1/10/2024 – Authored By Travis Holdman